TIRANA, December 27 /ATA/ The Murrizi Tunnel is expected to be completed by 2024. The tunnel is an important segment along the Arbri Road.
Prime Minister Edi Rama shared today a view of this challenging construction site, where yesterday there were joined the two sides of the tunnel.
Accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and at the same time Minister of Infrastructure and Energy Belinda Balluku, PM Rama inspected the Murriz tunnel yesterday, where he emphasized that, “This is the long-awaited moment of a prolonged effort due to extremely unfavorable geology, which has led to the postponement of the final completion of the Arbri Road”.
“The light at the end of the tunnel, after joining of both sides of the most challenging site of the major public work, is the long-awaited moment of an effort prolonged by the extremely unfavorable geology, which has led to the postponement of the final completion of the Arbri Road” , he said.
The prime minister emphasized that, “This tunnel started in 2018 and will be completed in 2024. We have good reason to believe that 2024 will also mark the end of this challenging work”, said Rama.
The prime minister praised the acceleration of the works for joining the two sides of the tunnel.
The length of the main tunnel is 3789 meters, while the length of the auxiliary tunnel is 3791 meters. The main tunnel has a height of 6.8 meters./m.m/p.s./
